diff --git a/terraform/eval_read_data.go b/terraform/eval_read_data.go
index 4630841b7..9235130bd 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_read_data.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_read_data.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type evalReadData struct {
 	// determine if there are any changes that will force this data sources to
 	// be deferred to apply.
 	dependsOn []addrs.ConfigResource
+	// forceDependsOn indicates that resources may be missing from dependsOn,
+	// but the parent module may have depends_on configured.
+	forceDependsOn bool
 }
 
 // readDataSource handles everything needed to call ReadDataSource on the provider.
@@ -302,5 +305,5 @@ func (n *evalReadDataRefresh) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
 // immediately reading from the data source where possible, instead forcing us
 // to generate a plan.
 func (n *evalReadDataRefresh) forcePlanRead() bool {
-	return len(n.Config.DependsOn) > 0 || len(n.dependsOn) > 0
+	return len(n.Config.DependsOn) > 0 || len(n.dependsOn) > 0 || n.forceDependsOn
 }
diff --git a/terraform/node_data_refresh.go b/terraform/node_data_refresh.go
index 0c191d272..135bcb2a2 100644
--- a/terraform/node_data_refresh.go
+++ b/terraform/node_data_refresh.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (n *NodeRefreshableDataResource) DynamicExpand(ctx EvalContext) (*Graph, er
 		a.ResolvedProvider = n.ResolvedProvider
 		a.ProviderMetas = n.ProviderMetas
 		a.dependsOn = n.dependsOn
+		a.forceDependsOn = n.forceDependsOn
 
 		return &NodeRefreshableDataResourceInstance{
 			NodeAbstractResourceInstance: a,
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ func (n *NodeRefreshableDataResourceInstance) EvalTree() EvalNode {
 					OutputChange:   &change,
 					State:          &state,
 					dependsOn:      n.dependsOn,
+					forceDependsOn: n.forceDependsOn,
 				},
 			},
 
diff --git a/terraform/node_resource_abstract.go b/terraform/node_resource_abstract.go
index 11eca0d96..aada8d09c 100644
--- a/terraform/node_resource_abstract.go
+++ b/terraform/node_resource_abstract.go
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ type NodeAbstractResource struct {
 	// Set from GraphNodeTargetable
 	Targets []addrs.Targetable
 
-	// Set from GraphNodeDependsOn
-	dependsOn []addrs.ConfigResource
+	// Set from AttachResourceDependencies
+	dependsOn      []addrs.ConfigResource
+	forceDependsOn bool
 
 	// The address of the provider this resource will use
 	ResolvedProvider addrs.AbsProviderConfig
@@ -402,8 +403,9 @@ func (n *NodeAbstractResource) SetTargets(targets []addrs.Targetable) {
 }
 
 // graphNodeAttachResourceDependencies
-func (n *NodeAbstractResource) AttachResourceDependencies(deps []addrs.ConfigResource) {
+func (n *NodeAbstractResource) AttachResourceDependencies(deps []addrs.ConfigResource, force bool) {
 	n.dependsOn = deps
+	n.forceDependsOn = force
 }
 
 // GraphNodeAttachResourceState
diff --git a/terraform/transform_reference.go b/terraform/transform_reference.go
index ba5fc2b51..34f214319 100644
--- a/terraform/transform_reference.go
+++ b/terraform/transform_reference.go
@@ -62,7 +62,15 @@ type graphNodeDependsOn interface {
 type graphNodeAttachResourceDependencies interface {
 	GraphNodeConfigResource
 	graphNodeDependsOn
-	AttachResourceDependencies([]addrs.ConfigResource)
+
+	// AttachResourceDependencies stored the discovered dependencies in the
+	// resource node for evaluation later.
+	//
+	// The force parameter indicates that even if there are no dependencies,
+	// force the data source to act as though there are for refresh purposes.
+	// This is needed because yet-to-be-created resources won't be in the
+	// initial refresh graph, but may still be referenced through depends_on.
+	AttachResourceDependencies(deps []addrs.ConfigResource, force bool)
 }
 
 // GraphNodeReferenceOutside is an interface that can optionally be implemented.
@@ -186,7 +194,7 @@ func (t attachDataResourceDependenciesTransformer) Transform(g *Graph) error {
 		}
 
 		log.Printf("[TRACE] attachDataDependenciesTransformer: %s depends on %s", depender.ResourceAddr(), res)
-		depender.AttachResourceDependencies(res)
+		depender.AttachResourceDependencies(res, false)
 	}
 
 	return nil